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Tim Boyle threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the preseason finale for both teams.
Texans rookie fullback Troy Hairston is out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys due to a rib injury.
Dameon Pierce is experiencing the encouraging feeling of the game slowing down for him, even as he keeps accelerating past and bulldozing defenses.
The roots of how Troy Hairston beat the odds to become the Texans’ starting fullback stretch back to Mount Pleasant, Michigan: a college town with a population of 21,688 and the home of the Central Michigan Chippewas.
It was a beautifully simplistic and well-executed play for the Texans that suggests a smash-mouth style is what offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton wants to establish as the identity of the offense.
